Panhandle Times

Lipscomb County schools enrolled 29 students who were identified as being gifted and talented during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 21.6% decrease from the previous school year.

Of the 639 students enrolled in Lipscomb County schools, 4.5% of them were considered to be gifted and talented.

Lipscomb County enrolled the 39th lowest number of gifted and talented students among Texas counties.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

“The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students…dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools…gun violence, and mental health issues,” claimed the Texas Almanac.

School	Number of gifted and talented students	Total Number of students
Booker Junior High/High School	9	180
Darrouzett Schools	6	112
Follett School	12	184
Kirksey Elementary School	2	163